Zulum: 3,815 teachers not worthy to teach in Borno
Governor Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, revealed that 3,815 teachers in Borno State have been found unworthy to teach. “We have 3,815 teachers representing 22.1% of 17,229 teachers across the 27 LGAs that are not competent to teach and are not trainable,” Zulum said. The governor described as “very scary” some findings submitted to him by a committee he had constituted. Zulum said...
Nigeria records 3.40% GDP growth rate in 2021 – NBS
The nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.40 per cent in 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. Mr. Simon Harry, the Statistician-General of the Federation, said this in Abuja on Thursday at a media briefing on the nation’s GDP for 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2020. He said that the annual nominal value in 2021 was...
Two church workers on trial for alleged N13m theft
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police Force has arraigned two female church workers of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Ministry (a.k.a. Grace Nation International or Liberation City) for alleged N13 million theft. The church workers, Success Udoka and Prosper Iheukwumere, were arraigned on Thursday at an Ikeja High Court on a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing of...
Buhari: We’ll prevent ritual killings, attacks on security operatives
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned a rise in ritual killings and deadly attacks against on-duty policemen and ethnic minorities, with the latest incidents reported in Enugu, Imo, Abia, Zamfara and Ogun states. Buhari said incidents of ritual killings, hate crimes, and killing of law enforcement officers are aberrations. In expressing the sympathy of the nation to families of all the victims,...
Idrisu Dabban takes over as Katsina CP
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has posted Mr. Idrisu Dauda Dabban to Kastina State Command as the new Commissioner of Police (CP) in-charge of the state. The posting follows the elevation of the erstwhile Commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Buba Sanusi, to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police. Dabban was appointed into the Nigeria...
Tonto Dikeh gifts son land in Scotland to mark birthday
Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has gifted her son, Andre, a piece of land in Scotland to celebrate his sixth birthday. Andre, who turned six on Thursday, was born in 2016, a year before his parents, Tonto Dikeh and Olakunle Churchill, parted ways. However, the actress, who took to her Instagram page on Thursday, shared a document showing the purchase of...
Dangote files complaint against BUA over allegations on sugar sales
Dangote Sugar Refinery has reported BUA Foods Plc to the Anti-Competition Commission over allegations that it has suspended the sale of sugar in a bid to create artificial scarcity and blackmail government. The formal complaint was made to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on February 14, 2022 by Dangote. BUA had on Monday, February 14 alleged that Dangote had...
Gov Inuwa to passing out corps members: You’re critical participants in Nigeria’s regeneration
ATTAH WILLIAMS Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has called on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members who completed their mandatory one-year service to the country in Gombe State to continue with their nation-building even after their service year. He made the call in Gombe at the passing out ceremony of batch 'A' stream 1 of the corps members deployed to the state...
2023: Tambuwal, best PDP’s bet for presidency ― Group
A group, the Generation Next Collective (GNC), has called on the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to be proactive in choosing the presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. The group urged the PDP to be more circumspect, creative, and decisive in the process of selecting a candidate that would give it the best chance against the ruling...
Court convicts ex-LG chairman over N13m SUV
A former Chairman of Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhassan Yahaya Bagudu, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for making false statement to an investigator. Justice M. AbdulGarfa of Ilorin High Court gave the verdict. Bagudu was charged to court by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on a two-count charge bordering on making false statement...
